Mr Cadogan invited Linz deputy chief executive Crown property Jerome Sheppard to meet him on-site at the Bendigo campsite.
The meeing would take place later this month, Mr Cadogan said.
He had met Mr Sheppard in Wellington recently and Central Otago District Council representatives had met other Linz representatives at Alexandra council offices in April.
Both the council and Linz representatives said after the April meeting a joint approach was the only way to solve problems with irresponsible camping, which were the worst they had ever been last summer. Toilets and rubbish bins at the Bendigo site had overflowed and up to 100 vehicles had been staying at the area on some nights.
Ideas for new strategies suggested at the April meeting were not announced at the time, but Mr Cadogan said this week after both parties had "gone away to think about the suggestions" no solutions had been agreed upon.
The council wanted more funding and resources from Linz to better manage freedom camping areas, and Mr Cadogan had also suggested developing a hotline number to which members of the public could report irresponsible campers, similar to the "*555" number used for traffic offences.
However, Linz had not supported the hotline idea, and had suggested the council take back management of the freedom camping areas, which the council did not want to do because of the costs it could create for ratepayers, Mr Cadogan said.
At present, Linz and its contractors manage the areas.Mr Cadogan said he hoped having a meeting on-site would help progress the issue.
"I’m a really big believer in getting together to have a chat about things. If you stand there together and look around you see the problems more clearly, and when you see the problems you see solutions. It’s easier than just looking at things on a map.
"Having met Mr Sheppard and seeing his willingness to come on-site I’m feeling really positive about the [council] relationship with Linz going forward."
Mr Sheppard said he was looking forward to the meeting and a combined approach was important.
He said Linz was reviewing the areas and facilities it managed in Central Otago and was looking at the "functionality and safety" of the sites.
Linz also planned to install counters at camping areas to gather data on how many people were visiting, install fencing to better define parking, camping and boat access areas, and install more toilets at Bendigo.
